TylosmAncient Greek Tylos was the name used by the Greeks to refer to Bahrain, as the centre of pearl trading, when Nearchus came to discover it serving under Alexander the Great. From the 6th to 3rd century BC Bahrain was included in the Persian Empire by the Achaemenids, an Iranian dynasty.
UljonfUzbek (Rare) The first element of this name is as of yet uncertain. The second element should be derived from the Uzbek noun жон (jon) meaning "soul". It ultimately comes from the Persian noun جان (jan) meaning "soul, being, spirit" as well as "life"... [more]
UmitfKazakh Means "hope" in Kazakh, ultimately from Persian امید (omid).
Umitzhanf & mKazakh From Kazakh үміт (ümit) meaning "hope" combined with жан (zhan) meaning "soul" (both of Persian origin).
UparmiyafOld Persian Possibly from Old Persian uparva meaning "pre-eminent" or upara meaning "higher, superior", both derived from 𐎢𐎱𐎼𐎡𐎹 (upariy) meaning "over, above".
Urmatm & fKyrgyz Derived from Persian حرمت (hurmat) meaning "respect, deference, veneration".
Uroojf & mPersian Urooj is a Persian unisex name, meaning "rising, mounting, exaltation, ascension".
UstozmTajik Means "teacher, master"; of Persian origin.
UtanamOld Persian Possibly derived from Old Persian 𐎢- (u-) meaning "good" and tāna meaning "tone, melody". It has been suggested that the second element may be tana "offspring", but this apparently doesn’t account for the long vowel.
VajezathamBiblical Hebrew Meaning uncertain, probably of Persian origin. It has been claimed to mean "sprinkling the chamber". This was the name of a son of Haman in the Book of Esther in the Old Testament.
VakhushtimGeorgian This compound name is of Iranian origin, but the meaning is uncertain. According to one Georgian source, it means "best" as well as "bliss, paradise". This would likely make the name etymologically related to Avestan vohu meaning "good" and to Persian خوب (khub) or (xub) meaning "good"... [more]
ValoriafSpanish (Latin American, Americanized) This name derives from the Latin “vălēre > vălĕrĭus” which in turn derives from the Italic (Sabine) “volesus / volusus,” meaning “to be strong, be healthy, strong, vigorous and brave.” The holy women martyrs Kyriake, Kaleria (Valeria), and Mary lived in Palestinian Caesarea during the persecution under Diocletian in the 3rd-century... [more]
VaqifmAzerbaijani Meaning uncertain. It is most likely derived from Arabic وَقْف (waqf) meaning "stopping, halting", though it may have come from Persian واقف (vâqef) meaning "benefactor, helper" or a form of the given name Wahid.
VarazmArmenian (Rare), Georgian (Archaic) Derived from Old Armenian վարազ (varaz) meaning "wild boar", which itself is ultimately derived from Middle Persian varāz or warāz "boar".
VarazdatmOld Persian, Armenian, History Derived from Middle Persian warāz meaning "boar" combined with Middle Persian dādan "to give". For the latter element, also compare Old Persian dāta, which can mean "law" but also "gift" as well as "gave, given" (as past tenses of the verb dadātuv "to give, to put")... [more]
VareshfPersian Means "rainfall", from the Persian بارش.
VarqamPersian The name conferred upon an early martyr of the Baha'i religion (Mirza 'Ali-Muhammad Varqa) by the founder of that religion, Baha'u'llah. Means "dove" in Persian.
VartmArmenian Means "rose, flower" in Armenian, ultimately from Persian.
VidarnamOld Persian Apparently means "the ripper", derived from the Old Persian verb darīdan "to rip up, to tear up".
VindafarnahmOld Persian Means "finding glory", from Old Persian vind meaning "to find" or "to provide" and farnah meaning "glory, splendour".
VishtaspamOld Persian Earlier form of Goštāsp, from Old Persian vištah meaning "free, unbridled" and 𐎠𐎿𐎱 (aspa) meaning "horse".
WalagashmOld Persian Of ancient Persian origin, the meaning of this male name is unfortunately uncertain.
WardakmPashto Meaning "victor" in Pashto. The god of war of the eastern-iranian pantheon, equalent to Persian Bahram and Greek Ares, also the Pashto name of the planet Mars.
Xavərf & mAzerbaijani From Persian خاور (khavar) meaning "east".
XayatbanïwfBashkir From the Arabic حياة (hayat) meaning life and Persian بانو (banu) meaning "lady".
Xodaym & fTatar Tatar word for God, ultimately derived from the Persian name Khuda.
XörmäfBashkir From Persian خرما (xormâ) meaning "date (fruit)".
YunanmLiterature A name for the country of Greece, derived from Old Persian. Used as the name of the king of an ancient Persian city, in the province of Zuman, who ended up getting poisoned and died, after having Duban the physician wrongfully executed, in the 'One Thousand and One Nights', a collection of Middle Eastern folktales.
YusupjanmUyghur Uyghur elaboration of Yusup using the Persian suffix جان (jân) meaning "dear, darling".
ZabanafPersian Means "flame (as of a candle)" in Persian.
ZadenimGeorgian Mythology Most likely derived from Persian یزدان (yazdân) meaning "god, divinity, angel". Zadeni (also transcribed as Zaden) was a pagan god of fruitfulness and the harvest in pre-Christian Georgian mythology.
ZahhakmPersian Mythology Means "he who owns ten thousands of horses". Zahhak was an evil emperor in Persian Mythology who was revolted against by the blacksmith Kaveh.
Zaibf & mPashto, Urdu Means "beauty" in Pashto and "ornament" in Urdu ultimately from Persian زیب zib.
ZakiryanmBashkir Combination of Zakir and the suffix -йән (yän), which is derived from Persian جان (jân) meaning "soul, being" or "dear, darling".
ZalbikafChechen, Dagestani Possibly from Arabic زَالَ (zāla) "to continue" or Persian زال (zâl) "albino" combined with Turkic bika meaning "lady, girl".
ZalpafChechen Derived from Persian زلف (zolf) meaning "curl, tress".
ZangiefmPopular Culture, Russian (Anglicized) Anglicized spelling of the Russified form of the Ossetian surname Зæнджиаты (Zændžiaty). It is derived from the Persian word zangi meaning "dark-skinned" or a "Negro"... [more]
ZaremafChechen, Crimean Tatar, Dagestani, Ingush, Kazakh Meaning uncertain, though the name is likely of either Arabic or Persian origin. It might possibly be derived from Arabic زريمة (zarima) meaning "flaming, igniting, submissive" or from Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold, golden" (compare Zarya)... [more]
ZarganfChechen Means "golden soul", derived from Persian زر (zar) "gold" combined with جان (jân) "soul, being, life".
ZaribzyanmTatar Probably a distorted form of Iranian-Arabic zarifan, ultimately derived from the Arabic ظريف (zarif) meaning "nice, companionable, amicable" and the Persian جان (jan) meaning "life, spirit, soul".
ZarikfPersian Mythology The name of a daeva or demon in the service of Ahriman in Zoroastrian belief, associated with aging and old age. The etymology of her name is unknown, but it may be related to Avestan zairi.gaona- meaning "green, yellow" or Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold" or زر (zor) meaning "rotation, circulation".
ZarmandukhtfAncient Armenian Means "the old man's daughter" from Persian zarman "old man" and duxt "daughter". This was the name of a 4th-century Armenian noblewoman who became a queen consort of Arsacid Armenia.
ZərnigarfAzerbaijani From Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold" and نگار (negâr) meaning "beloved".
ZazamGeorgian Simplified form of Zaal Zar or Zaalzar, which is a combination of Zaal with the Persian noun زر (zar) meaning "gold".... [more]
ZebofTajik, Uzbek Means "beautiful, pretty, lovely" in Tajik and Uzbek, ultimately from Persian زیبا (ziba).
ZebunnissafUrdu, Indian (Muslim), History Means "beauty of women", from Persian zeb meaning "beauty" combined with Arabic nissa meaning "women". This name was borne by Zeb-un-Nissa (1638-1702), an Mughal princess who was also a poet.
ZerubbabelmBiblical, English (Puritan) Possibly means "conceived and born in Babylon" from a contraction of either Assyrian-Babylonian Zəru Bābel "seed of Babylon" or Hebrew זְרוּעַ בָּבֶל (Zərua‘ Bāvel) "the one sown of Babylon"... [more]
ZhalafPersian Kabuli dialectal variant of Jaleh or Zhaleh. This is how the name is pronounced in the Kabuli dialect of Persian spoken in Afghanistan, as opposed to the Tehrani dialect spoken in Iran.
ZhambylmKazakh Kazakh form of Janpolad. It could also be that the name has a slightly different etymology, in which case it is derived from the Arabic adjective جميل (jamil) meaning "beautiful, handsome, good" (see Jamil) combined with the Persian noun پولاد (polad) meaning "steel".
ZhaniyafKazakh Derived from Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul", ultimately from Persian.
Zhannurf & mKazakh From Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin) combined with нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin).
ZhansulufKazakh Means "beautiful soul", from Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin) combined with сұлу (sulu) meaning "beauty, beautiful".
ZheelafPersian Means "hail" (as in round, falling ice) in Persian.
ZhomartmKazakh Means "generous, charitable" in Kazakh, ultimately of Persian origin.
Zhovkharf & mChechen Derived from Persian گوهر (gowhar) meaning "jewel, gem, pearl", as well as a variant transcription of the masculine name Dzhokhar (of the same etymological origin).
ZiroatkhonfUzbek (Rare) Derived from Persian and Ottoman Turkish زراعت (zirâ’at) meaning “farming, agriculture, cultivation” combined with the Turkic title khan meaning “leader, ruler”.
ZulhumarfKazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare), Uyghur Basically means "possessing the ability to charm or intoxicate", derived from Arabic ذو (dhu) meaning "possessor, owner" combined with Persian خمار (humar) meaning "intoxicating" or "giving pleasure".
ZurafChechen Either from Persian زور (zur) meaning "force, strength, power" or a form of the Arabic name Zahra.
ZurvanmPersian Mythology The primordial god in Persian religion, and the god of infinite time and space. Zurvan is the father of the good god Ahura Mazda and the evil god Angra Mainyu.